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Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on Rocks, Oscar nominations, Emma Stonex

Director Sarah Gavron and writer Theresa Ikoko on their film Rocks, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reflects on today's Oscar nominations and Emma Stonex discusses her novel The Lamplighters.

Inspired by the real-life story of three men in a lighthouse who mysteriously vanished, Emma Stonex’s novel The Lamplighters is part thriller, part history and part ghost story. She explains why she felt drawn to write about the sea and what we can learn from the solitary lives of lighthouse keepers.

David Fincher's film Mank leads the field in today's Oscar nominations, but who else stood out in the announcement? Film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reflects on the nominations in a year when most cinemas in the world have been closed.

The film Rocks is leading the BAFTA nominations this year. Its director, Sarah Gavron, and writer, Theresa Ikoko join us to discuss casting with no script, working in a wholly female team and the film’s success.

Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Jerome Weatherald

Main image: Kosar Ali (Sumaya), Ruby Stokes (Agnes) and Bukky Bakray (Rocks) from the film Rocks.
Image credit: Aimee Spinks/Altitude Films

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Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on Rocks

Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on Rocks
Images: Main image: Kosar Ali and Bukky Bakray  who play Sumaya and Rocks in the film .      Image to the left: Rocks' friends      Images credits: Altitude Films.     Rocks is available to stream from Netflix.     The Bafta winners are announced on 11 April 2021 (Rocks has 7 nominations).

Emma Stonex

Emma Stonex
by Emma Stonex is out now in hardback, and as an audiobook and an Ebook.     Image: Emma Stonex      Image credit: Marta Lundby Rekaa

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